December 21, 2001
The Diplomatic Front of the War on Terrorism: Can the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights Tip the Scales?
By The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky
(Heritage Lecture #724)
The post-September 11 fight against terrorism, while drawing upon all of the traditional tools of American statecraft, has reinvigorated the moral and spiritual aspects of ...
December 21, 2001
The Role of the Coast Guard in Homeland Security
By Admiral James M. Loy
(Heritage Lecture #725)
The Coast Guard, with its multiple missions, maritime expertise, military discipline, and civil law enforcement authority, plays an integral role in ensuring our nation's security ...
December 19, 2001
Continue the Sea-Based Terminal-Phase Missile Defense Program
By Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #797)
The missile threat to the American people and U.S. allies is growing. President Bush's decision to withdraw from the outdated ABM Treaty has removed the ...
December 18, 2001
Effective Health Care Policy: The President's Compromise Plan For Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #69)
President Bush has reached a solid agreement with Senate "moderates" to provide health care assistance to displaced workers as part of the stimulus package. The ...
December 17, 2001
Continue the Sea-Based Terminal-Phase Missile Defense Program
By Baker Spring
(WebMemo #67)
The missile threat to the American people and America's allies is growing. By announcing U.S. withdraw from the ABM Treaty, the single most important obstacle ...
December 17, 2001
Subsidies in the Soil: Farm Bill Talking Points
By Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #68)
Congress should focus on the war and the stimulus now, and then come back next year to examine fresh approaches to agriculture.
December 13, 2001
A Small but Costly Step Toward Reform: The Conference Education Bill
By Krista Kafer
(WebMemo #66)
Although the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization contains the major themes of the Bush No Child Left Behind plan, it is only a modest ...
December 12, 2001
After the Elections: Helping Nicaragua to Succeed
By Stephen Johnson
(Executive Memorandum #796)
Nicaragua conducted a national election on November 4 that was both fair and exemplary, electing Liberal Party candidate Enrique Bolaños Geyer by a margin of ...
December 10, 2001
Implementing Effective Health Care Assistance for Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #65)
Most temporary displaced workers do not need extensive or expensive health care benefits while transitioning between jobs. Instead, they need quick, easily accessible, and affordable ...
December 10, 2001
The Cost of America's Farm Subsidy Binge: An Average of $1 Million Per Farm
By Brian M. Riedl
(Backgrounder #1510)
As Congress is locked in debate on the best way to stimulate an economy that has slipped into recession, the House and Senate have designed ...
December 7, 2001
Crumbling Credibility: Why the Farm Bill Endangers U.S. Agricultural Exports
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1509)
The Senate is has been working to pass a bill that will set a dangerously counterproductive precedent for the farm industry. Subsidies will remain the ...
December 6, 2001
Expand Freedom to Counter Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1508)
America's battle in Afghanistan against the Taliban regime and al-Qaeda terrorist network is merely the first skirmish in a long war. If the war on ...
December 6, 2001
Suing the Chart: How the Patients' Bill of Rights Legislation Will Increase Doctors' Medical Malpractice Exposure
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #64)
Complex health care legislation is often fraught with unintended consequences. This is evidently true with the large and complex bills enacted by the House and ...
December 6, 2001
The Economics of Stimulus Legislation
By William W. Beach
(Testimony )
We have a recession produced by policy errors and aggravated by hostilities. Those hostilities call forth policy responses that are compassionate and generous. In neither ...
December 6, 2001
Keys to the Endgame in Afghanistan
By James A. Phillips
(Backgrounder #1507)
The United States has made considerable progress in its war to uproot Osama bin Laden's terrorist network and the Taliban regime that protects it in ...
December 5, 2001
H.R. 3019: Undermining Trade Promotion Authority
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #795)
Despite being billed as "Comprehensive Trade Negotiating Authority Legislation," H.R. 3019 is not a trade promotion authority bill. In reality, it is designed to appeal ...
December 5, 2001
Palestinian Terrorism Destroys Any Hope for Peace
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #63)
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government said it was sending a stern warning to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that there would be even harsher reprisals if ...
December 5, 2001
Making America's Streets Safer: The Future of the COPS Program
By David B. Muhlhausen
(Testimony )
Based on the Heritage Foundation study of the COPS program and similar efforts, Senator Biden's bill to reauthorize the COPS program, S. 924, will do ...
December 4, 2001
The Domenici Payroll Tax Holiday: Bad Policy for America
By Kirk A. Johnson, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #62)
Instead of a stimulus plan that is little more than a lump of coal, America needs real and lasting reform in tax and social security ...
December 4, 2001
What Congress Should Do to Ease the Impact of the Recession on Unemployed Workers
By D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1506)
The current congressional debate regarding assistance to unemployed workers centers on three different proposals: President Bush's Back to Work Relief Plan, the Economic Security and ...
November 30, 2001
Comments on the Harkin Amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
By Krista Kafer and Brian M. Riedl
(WebMemo #61)
With Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mitch Daniels predicting deficits until at least fiscal year 2005, the Harkin amendment would cost taxpayers an ...
November 28, 2001
Why Trade Promotion Authority is Constitutional
By Edwin Meese III and Todd F. Gaziano
(Legal Memorandum #4)
The only action that will weaken overall U.S. sovereignty is for Congress to hobble the President's ability to negotiate trade deals with other nations by ...
November 28, 2001
12 Reasons for TPA
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #60)
Trade is very important now, because trade is both good economic policy, and good foreign policy. Trade strengthens our allies, engages our potential adversaries, and ...
November 27, 2001
Essential Conditions for a Pro-Growth Stimulus Package
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #793)
Congress is considering some form of tax relief to help the nation's sputtering economy, but not all tax cuts are created equal. Some proposals, such ...
November 26, 2001
Time for a Veto Threat on the Farm Bill
By Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #794)
If the President is truly determined to speak for all Americans in these difficult times, he must send a message to Congress that is loud ...
November 26, 2001
At the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous
By Brian M. Riedl and John E. Frydenlund
(Backgrounder #1505)
Rather than rush to pass poor farm policy, Congress should take the next 10 months before the existing law expires to examine whether giving millions ...
November 20, 2001
The Western Hemisphere Alliance: The OAS and U.S. Interests
By the Honorable Roger F. Noriega
(Heritage Lecture #723)
Opportunities abound in the Americas--not merely to build a trade area embracing 800 million consumers, but to forge a community of nations committed to common ...
November 19, 2001
Time for EPA to Reevaluate Its Reinterpretation
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #792)
The uncertainty surrounding EPA's arbitrary reinterpretation of the NSR rule impedes industries' ability to invest in projects that will improve energy efficiency and enhance environmental ...
November 19, 2001
How Washington Can Improve Health Care Coverage for Federal Workers and Their Families
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1504)
Members of Congress, their staffs, and approximately 9 million other federal workers, retirees, and their families in the 42-year-old Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) ...
November 19, 2001
North Korea Deserves to Remain on U.S. List of Sponsors of Terrorism
By Balbina Y. Hwang
(Backgrounder #1503)
The events of September 11 have made the eradication of terrorism the most immediate and important goal of the United States, but North Korea remains ...
November 15, 2001
Senate Multi-Emissions Proposal
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #791)
The current regulatory structure to improve air quality is complex, duplicative, and costly. To achieve the nation's environmental, energy, and economic objectives, carefully crafted multi-emissions ...
November 15, 2001
Public/Private Partnerships Perform Passenger and Baggage Screening at Nearly all of Europe's Busiest Airports
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #59)
Public/Private Partnerships Perform Passenger and Baggage Screening at Nearly all of Europe's Busiest Airports
November 14, 2001
A Responsible Solution for the Problems Facing Terrorism Insurance
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #790)
The federal role in terrorism insurance must be temporary and limited. The last thing this country needs is another costly federal program like the flood ...
November 14, 2001
The Future of Health Care
By Andrew Olivastro
(WebMemo #57)
Congress is currently debating a plan for economic stimulus - which includes measures for providing displaced workers access to health-care. The shortsighted, reactionary approach would ...
November 14, 2001
2002 Index of Economic Freedom - A Guide to the Sources of Peace and Prosperity
By Andrew Olivastro
(WebMemo #58)
According to the index of economic freedom, the world is growing freer. Further, the index has found that economically free countries exhibit greater tolerance and ...
November 13, 2001
Lobbyists Continue to Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers: An Update
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1502)
In the aftermath of September 11, Politicians are rushing to grab federal funds for states affected by the attacks.
November 9, 2001
The Road Ahead: Securing the Home Front in the 21st Century
By The Honorable Newt Gingrich
(Heritage Lecture #722)
The United States faces many opponents. It's important to regard September 11 as an opportunity to come to grips with reality, comparable to 1941 at ...
November 9, 2001
Why Congress Should Support Private Health Insurance for Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #56)
On health care policy, Members of Congress are once again at a fork in the road. The choice is simple. They can either help millions ...
November 9, 2001
The Economic Effects of President Bush's and Senator Daschle's Economic Stimulus Plans
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Rea S. Hederman, and Ralph A. Rector
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-09)
The two current economic stimulus plans reflect the two major views of government's role in economic planning. While both plans transfer income to low- and ...
November 8, 2001
Congress's Rush to Undo Farm Reform
By John C. Frydenlund
(Executive Memorandum #789)
Authorization for the current farm bill will not expire until September 2002, yet Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) is pressuring Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ...
November 8, 2001
Inadequate Remedies for Poorly Performing Federal Workers Would Undermine Airport Security
By D. Mark Wilson
(WebMemo #54)
On November 6, 2001, Senator Daschle stated he would like to fire the company (Argenbright) and workers that do baggage screening for airport security for ...
November 8, 2001
Lobbyists Continue to Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers - An Update
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(WebMemo #55)
Ordinary Americans saw the terrorist atacks of September 11th as a challenge demanding a sacrifice of themselves for the good of others. However, many of ...
November 7, 2001
The Economic Effects of President Bush's and Senator Daschle's Economic Stimulus Plans
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Rea S. Hederman and Ralph A. Rector
(WebMemo #53)
The two current economic stimulus plans clearly reflect the two major views of government's role in economic planning. While both plans transfer income to low- ...
November 7, 2001
Strategic Defense and Cooperation Must Top the Agenda at the Bush-Putin Summit in Texas
By Dr. Ariel Cohen and Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1501)
The Crawford summit will be as important to international security as the historic conferences between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev were to the end of ...
November 5, 2001
Bringing Al-Qaeda to Justice: The Constitutionality of Trying Al-Qaeda Terrorists in the Military Justice System
By David B. Rivkin, Jr., Lee A. Casey, and Darin R Bartram
(Legal Memorandum #3)
The accompanying legal memorandum explores the question of whether it is constitutional to try members of the al-Qaeda terrorist network, who may have been involved ...
November 5, 2001
Arms Control: Set Aside the ABM Treaty and Move Towards a Smaller Strategic Nuclear Force
By Baker Spring
(WebMemo #51)
Taken together, actions by President Bush and President Putin at the Crawford meeting to set aside the ABM Treaty and move toward significantly smaller nuclear ...
November 5, 2001
How the Economic Stimulus Proposals of the Administration, the House, and the Senate Would Effect the Economy
By William W. Beach, D. Mark Wilson, Rea S. Hederman, and Ralph A. Rector
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-08)
CDA01-08: How the Economic Stimulus Proposals of the Administration, the House, and the Senate Would Effect the Economy
November 5, 2001
Maxims for Conducting War on Terrorism
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #52)
Maxims for Conducting War on Terrorism
November 5, 2001
Joining Forces Against Terrorism: Japan's New Law Commits More Than Words to U.S. Effort
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1500)
Japan gave its ally, the United States, a strong show of support in the war on terrorism by passing a significant Anti-Terrorism Special Measures Law ...
November 2, 2001
Time to Give President Bush Trade Promotion Authority
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #788)
A cornerstone of President Bush's trade agenda is securing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). Formerly known as fast-track authority, TPA would limit Congress to a straight ...
November 1, 2001
Comercio: La mejor forma de proteger el medio ambiente
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #01-05)
November 1, 2001
Comercio: La mejor forma de proteger el medio ambiente
By Ana I. Eiras y Brett D. Schaefer
(Economic Freedom Project Report #0105)
October 31, 2001
How Congress Can Improve Health Coverage for Displaced Workers: An Analysis of Legislative Proposals
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #50)
Displaced American workers and their families need quality help. They are not getting it. Congress must quickly improve the flawed legislative proposals to assist displaced ...
October 31, 2001
How to Improve U.S.-EU Trade Relations
By John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1499)
It is critical for the prosperity of the world today that the White House more aggressively hew to a free trade line in the months ...
October 30, 2001
Domestic Energy Production
By Charli E. Coon
(Executive Memorandum #787)
Energy fuels the economy. Each day Congress delays in passing a comprehensive energy bill that the President would sign increases the nation's dependency on foreign ...
October 29, 2001
The Right Prescription? Assessing the Patients' Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., John S. Hoff, and Robert Charrow
(Heritage Lecture #720)
Assessing the Patients' Bill of Rights
Panel discussion with Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D., John S. Hoff, and Robert Charrow.
October 25, 2001
The Best Humanitarian Aid for the Afghan People: Oust the Taliban
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1498)
Humanitarian aid alone will not lead the Taliban to respect the people of Afghanistan or to allow the freedoms necessary for long-term recovery. In the ...
October 24, 2001
Diversity, Education, and Professionalism: Arlington's Path to Exellence in Policing
By Theron Bowman
(Heritage Lecture #719)
I believe every citizen should have adequate protection. It can happen when you employ a competent, professional, and intelligent work force. Total commitment to higher ...
October 23, 2001
Southeast Asia and the War Against Terrorism
By Dana Robert Dillon and Paolo Pasicolan
(Backgrounder #1496)
To win the war on terror, Washington must focus on weakening international terrorist networks by cutting off their sources of funding. It should also help ...
October 23, 2001
Perception Correction for Congress: New Study Indicates Poor Parents Want to Marry
By Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1497)
Combined with prior evidence that marriage is the best environment within which to raise healthy, well-adjusted children, these findings should motivate Members of Congress and ...
October 22, 2001
The House Farm Bill: A Step Backwards in Agricultural Policy
By John C. Frydenlund
(Executive Memorandum #786)
Rather than follow the House's lead by prematurely passing farm legislation that returns to failed policies of the past, the Senate should carefully examine U.S. ...
October 22, 2001
Lessons on How NOT to Stimulate the Economy
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1495)
Although Congress is split over whether the stimulus package should be comprised of tax cuts or spending increases or some combination of both, lessons derived ...
October 19, 2001
Raising Labor Standards Through Trade
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #785)
The House of Representatives should give President Bush TPA that will allow him to negotiate trade agreements with foreign countries without insisting that they adopt ...
October 19, 2001
El elevamiento de los estándares laborales a través del comercio
By Aaron Schavey
(Executive Memorandum #785)
El elevamiento de los estándares laborales a través del comercio
October 18, 2001
Displaced Workers and Health Insurance
By Nina Owcharenko
(WebMemo #49)
Displaced workers are looking for health care security during these difficult times. Proponents of patient choice and free markets in health care, instead of blindly ...
October 17, 2001
Social Security Reform Helps Small Business
By James Morrison, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1494)
Small business has much to gain and very little to lose if Congress establishes Social Security personal retirement accounts. These accounts, which would allow taxpayers ...
October 17, 2001
Removing Social Security's Tax Cap on Wages Would Do More Harm Than Good
By D. Mark Wilson
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-07)
Eliminating the Social Security maximum taxable wage cap will do little good and too much economic harm.
October 16, 2001
Three Obstacles to Good Tax Policy
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #784)
The argument for supply-side tax policy is simple: Lowering tax rates on productive behavior will improve the incentives to work, save, and invest. Critics may ...
October 16, 2001
Money-Laundering Bill Should Target Criminals, Not Low Taxes
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1492)
Money-laundering bills moving through the House and Senate would allow the Secretary of the Treasury to label any jurisdiction a "primary money laundering concern" merely ...
October 16, 2001
Recent Premium Increases and the Future of the FEHBP
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(Testimony )
Because health care benefits, like wages, are normally counted as compensation, Congress could enroll military families in the FEHBP in a budget-neutral fashion and pass ...
October 15, 2001
Let's Learn from Experience on Airport Security
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #48)
The current fragmented airline security system can be turned into a single, unified security system at each airport. However, having the federal government take over ...
October 15, 2001
Learn from Experience on Airport Security
By Robert W. Poole, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1493)
Before the United States rushes into creating a new 28,000-person federal passenger-screening bureaucracy, it might make sense to start with a clean sheet of paper ...
October 12, 2001
Understanding Islam and the Radicals
By David F. Forte
(Heritage Lecture #718)
Our policy ought to be that all peoples, of all religions, who fulfill their religion with devotion, charity, equality and concern for others will be ...
October 12, 2001
One Easy Way for Congress to Reduce Payroll Taxes
By D. Mark Wilson
(Backgrounder #1491)
It is time to end the "temporary" FUTA surtax (which has been extended five times since 1987 despite record surpluses in the Unemployment Insurance trust ...
October 11, 2001
Free Trade: The Key to Success in the Western Hemisphere
By The Honorable Miguel Angel Rodríguez
(Heritage Lecture #717)
Costa Rica is open to entering direct negotiations with the United States. Aside from the FTAA concept, we would like also to work to establish ...
October 11, 2001
Capital Gains Tax Cuts: Myths and Facts
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #47)
Capital Gains Tax Cuts: Myths and Facts
October 11, 2001
Wasting Education Dollars: The Women's Educational Equity Act
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1490)
As Congress continues its work on reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in conference committee, improving the academic performance of economically disadvantaged children ...
October 11, 2001
Understanding the Bioterrorist Threat: Facts and Figures
By Jack Spencer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1488)
As devastating as the September 11th terrorist attacks were, the likelihood is growing that terrorists may soon decide to use biological agents as weapons to ...
October 10, 2001
Fighting for America's Economy With Free Trade
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #783)
The terrorists declared war on America: its values, beliefs, culture, and products. By signing new trade agreements with other countries, the United States will show ...
October 9, 2001
U.S. Coalition Against Terrorism Should Include Latin America
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1489)
The September 11 terrorist strikes on New York and Washington have focused America's attention on the Middle East, but a potential source of danger lurks ...
October 8, 2001
America Strikes Back: Looking Ahead
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #46)
The goal of U.S. policy should be to show countries like Iran, Syria, Sudan and Libya that support for terrorism is not only unproductive and ...
October 5, 2001
Where the Justice Department Can Find $2.6 Billion for Its Anti-Terrorism Efforts
By David B. Muhlhausen
(Backgrounder #1486)
After September 11, The United States cannot afford to waste valuable resources on misplaced priorities and ineffective programs. Common sense dictates that resources should be ...
October 4, 2001
The U.S. Should Return to Paying Its U.N. Assessment in Advance
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #782)
Congress and the Administration should return to the normal authorization and appropriation process for paying America's U.N. assessment. This would not result in expenditures that ...
October 4, 2001
Preparing for the APEC Summit: Mobilizing Asian Allies for War
By John J. Tkacik, Jr., Dana Robert Dillon, Balbina Y. Hwang, and Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Backgrounder #1487)
As so many heads of state and government in the Asia-Pacific region come together for the APEC summit this month, President Bush has a unique ...
October 4, 2001
Stop Subsidizing Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1485)
It makes little sense for America to provide millions in development assistance to its adversaries. To fulfill the President's promise to combat terrorism, America and ...
October 3, 2001
The Administration's Anti-Terrorism Package: Balancing Security and Liberty
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D. and Edwin Meese III
(Backgrounder #1484)
The changes in law contained in the Administration's anti-terrorist proposal would be a small price to pay to enhance the nation's capabilities to apprehend terrorists. ...
October 2, 2001
Lobbyists Use Tragedy to Raid American Taxpayers
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Executive Memorandum #781)
Ordinary Americans saw the terrorist atacks of September 11th as a challenge demanding a sacrifice of themselves for the good of others. However, many of ...
October 2, 2001
Providing Health Care Security for Displaced Workers
By Nina Owcharenko
(Backgrounder #1483)
Congress can offer meaningful help to the families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks and to the workers who lost their jobs as ...
October 2, 2001
Target Education Dollars to Children with the Greatest Need
By Krista Kafer
(Backgrounder #1481)
The need to target resources to critical education priorities could not be more clear. Consolidation will ensure that pressing issues such as the achievement gap ...
October 2, 2001
Proposed Amtrak Bailout Would Bust the Budget
By Dr. Ronald D. Utt
(Backgrounder #1482)
Given the many successes experienced both at home and abroad, the Bush Administration should be open to any proposals for private-participation in fixing the ailing ...
October 2, 2001
Target Iraq's Terrorist Regime, Not Just Osama bin Laden, to Win War on Terrorism
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #780)
There may be considerable debate about how best to topple terrorist regimes, but a war against terrorism that dodges the issue of regime change in ...
October 2, 2001
James A. Phillips on Terrorism
By James A. Phillips
(WebMemo #45)
James A. Phillips, Heritage research fellow, has more than two decades experience examining foreign policy and security issues. Compiled here are some of Phillips's quotes ...
September 28, 2001
Terrorism Q&A with Asian Studies Center Director Dr. Larry M. Wortzel
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #44)
The following is an exchange between Wortzel and Maribel Gonzalez, Washington correspondent for Mexican Grupo Reforma. The Washington Post (June 23, 200) calls Grupo Reforma ...
September 28, 2001
The New Agenda for Homeland Security
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D. and Michael Scardaville
(Executive Memorandum #779)
The war against terrorism requires a good offense and an effective defense for the American homeland. The established bureaucratic order must be broken apart by ...
September 27, 2001
Trade: The Best Way to Protect the Environment
By Ana I. Eiras and Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1480)
The surest way to promote sustainable environmental policies around the world is to increase economic growth and the standard of living in poor countries. Those ...
September 26, 2001
Why Congress Should Not Authorize a State Sales Tax Cartel
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #778)
A destination-based sales tax cartel would be bad for taxpayers. It would damage competition and privacy, erode fiscal discipline, and lead to higher tax burdens. ...
September 26, 2001
Who is the Taliban?
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #43)
Who is the Taliban?
September 26, 2001
National Security Priorities for the 21st Century
By The Honorable Robert L. Livingston
(Heritage Lecture #716)
In the aftermath of September 11th, the United States must reassess and overhaul their military and intelligence resources, wisely and selectively, without throwing money indiscriminately ...
September 25, 2001
National Security Demands More Diverse Energy Supplies
By Charli E. Coon, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #777)
Energy is a global commodity that is essential for economic stability and national security. The Bush plan sets forth a process for enhancing domestic supplies ...
September 25, 2001
Promoting Growth to Protect Security
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1478)
Economic growth is no longer just a matter of better jobs and higher incomes. It is now a national security issue. The terrorists have inflicted ...
September 25, 2001
Stopping Terrorism: Follow the Money
By Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr., Ph.D., Brett D. Schaefer, and John C. Hulsman, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1479)
In order to fulfill its promise to combat terrorism, America and its allies in the war on terrorism must cut off terrorist groups from the ...
September 21, 2001
A New Agenda for America: What We Must Do Now
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D., Kenneth Adelman, David Malpass, and Denise Bode
(Heritage Lecture #721)
Ken Adelman, David Malpass and Denise Bode discuss three domestic and foreign policy areas where change is necessary to the future of our nation and ...
September 21, 2001
Is a Cash Handout Really the Best Solution?
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #42)
The airline industry is vital to future economic recovery, however, a cash bailout from the federal government is not the right solution.
September 21, 2001
How Congress Can Help the Uninsured Obtain Health Coverage
By Nina Owcharenko
(Backgrounder #1475)
Instead of building on bureaucratic structures or relying on outmoded welfare programs, Congress can promote personal choice in health plans and benefits by transferring decisionmaking ...
September 20, 2001
Official Development Assistance to Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and Northern African Nations
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #41)
In order to combat terrorism effectively, America and its allies in the war on terrorism must cut terrorist groups and the countries that harbor them ...
September 20, 2001
Talking Points: Terrorist Attack on America Confirms the Growing Need for Missile Defense
By Baker Spring
(Backgrounder #1477)
Both terrorism and missile attack are growing threats to national security, and all such threats deserve dedicated, systematic, and comprehensive responses.
September 20, 2001
A Defense Agenda for 21st Century Warfare
By Jack Spencer
(Backgrounder #1476)
In response to September 11, President Bush has promised a sustained military effort to eradicate the terrorist networks and the state sponsors behind them. Although ...
September 20, 2001
The Good News About Welfare Reform
By Robert E. Rector
(Testimony )
The current indifference and hostility to marriage in the welfare system is a national disgrace. In reauthorizing TANF, Congress must make the rebuilding of marriage ...
September 18, 2001
How the United Nations Can Show Its Support for America's War Against Terrorism
By Brett D. Schaefer and Michael Scardaville
(Backgrounder #1474)
The best way for the U.N. and its member nations to demonstrate their support for the United States is to support America's war against terrorism ...
September 18, 2001
Terrorist Attack on America
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #40)
Terrorist Attack on America
September 17, 2001
Afghanistan: Facts and Figures
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #37)
Afghanistan is a nation that two decades of almost constant warfare has reduced to one of the most primitive places on earth.
September 17, 2001
Remember the Constitution
By Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #39)
As we raise the flag, and explain to our children what is happening to our nation, let us not forget the calling of our time, ...
September 17, 2001
The Attack on America: Beware of Constraints Imposed by International Coalition
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #38)
The U.S. faces a fundamental dilemma in this international war against terrorism. In order to gain Islamic support for a war against radical Islamic terrorism, ...
September 17, 2001
Uproot Bin Laden's Terrorist Network and Taliban Allies in Afghanistan
By James A. Phillips
(Executive Memorandum #776)
Washington's regional strategy to weaken the Taliban, build up the Afghan opposition, and encourage defections from the Taliban should have a clear goal: to help ...
September 17, 2001
Responding to the Attack on America: Beware of Constraints Imposed by International Coalition
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1473)
The U.S. faces a fundamental dilemma in this international war against terrorism. In order to gain Islamic support for a war against radical Islamic terrorism, ...
September 14, 2001
Facts and Figures About Terrorism
By Dexter Ingram
(WebMemo #36)
Facts and Figures About Terrorism
September 14, 2001
The Terrorist Attack on America: Implications for U.S. Policy
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #775)
This week's horrendous acts are yet another warning. Americans must not permit the type of complacency and self-delusion that made this week's atrocities possible ever ...
September 12, 2001
At Issue: The Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S.
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #35)
We must hope that the complacency and self-delusion that made yesterday's attack possible does not return to prevent us, once again, from defending ourselves against ...
September 11, 2001
How to Increase Transparency at the International Financial Institutions
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #774)
The two bills now before the House propose measures that would significantly increase IFI transparency so that Members and concerned citizens could better determine whether ...
September 10, 2001
The New Kolbe-Stenholm Plan: A Solid Framework for Reforming Social Security
By David C. John
(Backgrounder #1471)
The Kolbe-Stenholm proposal represents a very positive step toward serious Social Security reform. It would be fiscally responsible and would make many of the hard ...
September 10, 2001
Nicaraguan Elections Demand More Effective U.S. Support
By Stephen Johnson
(Backgrounder #1472)
Regardless of who wins the November 4 presidential election or what party dominates the contest for the National Assembly, a clean election will be critical ...
September 7, 2001
Needed: A Strong Response to Beijing's Boycott of Foreign Businesses Dealing with Taiwan
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #773)
The mere prospect of congressional consideration of special Taiwan anti-boycott legislation should quickly focus Beijing's attention on the gravity of U.S. concerns. It should also ...
September 5, 2001
Setting the Tone for America's Relationship with the United Nations
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Executive Memorandum #772)
President Bush should seize the opportunity offered by his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on September 24 to declare that the expansion of liberty, ...
September 5, 2001
How the Johnson-Neal Bill Would Harm Competition and Tax Reform
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1469)
Tax competition should be celebrated rather than penalized--even in those rare cases in which the United States has a less attractive tax system. Members of ...
September 5, 2001
How the Bush Administration Should Handle China and South China Sea Maritime Territorial Disputes
By Dana Robert Dillon
(Backgrounder #1470)
Heightened U.S. participation in resolving the maritime border dispute would encourage the smaller countries with maritime borders in the South China Sea and at the ...
September 5, 2001
The Good News About Welfare Reform
By Robert E. Rector and Patrick F. Fagan
(Backgrounder #1468)
The 1996 welfare reform began necessary changes to the disastrous old welfare system. The rewards to non-work in the TANF program have been substantially reduced. ...
September 4, 2001
Improving the Export Administration Act to Advance Trade and Protect National Security
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(Executive Memorandum #770)
In crafting the Export Administration Act, Congress has the responsibility of weighing America's commercial interests against its national security concerns
September 4, 2001
Forging a Deal for Payment of U.N. Arrears
By Brett D. Schaefer and Baker Spring
(Executive Memorandum #771)
The President will be placed in an unnecessarily difficult position if Congress has not approved the release of the second payment of U.S. arrears to ...
August 31, 2001
Free Trade Drives the Auto Industry
By Sara J. Fitzgerald
(Executive Memorandum #769)
Free trade has not diminished U.S. dominance in the global automotive market, nor has it taken "hundreds of thousands" of jobs from American workers. The ...
August 31, 2001
Digging Up the Unintended Consequences Buried in the Patients' Bill of Rights
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #34)
Both the House and the Senate passed bills that would make major changes in the financing and delivery of health insurance, introduce new avenues of ...
August 30, 2001
A Look at Who Pays the Payroll Tax
By D. Mark Wilson
(Center for Data Analysis Report #01-06)
In order to make knowledgeable decisions regarding Social Security reform, it is particularly important for policymakers to understand the differences among those who pay the ...
August 25, 2001
Defense Spending and the Shrinking Federal Surplus
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #32)
In the last three years -- with a budget surplus in Washington -- non-defense domestic discretionary spending has skyrocketed. Defense spending has suffered because of ...
August 24, 2001
The Upcoming Conference on the Patients' Bill of Rights: Will Congress Resort to Another Double Standard in Health Care Policy?
By Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #33)
This fall, taxpayers will be treated to another civics lesson when House and Senate conferees begin to iron out their marginal differences over very similar ...
August 23, 2001
Ten Deceptive Myths About Social Security, the Budget and the Economy
By Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D.
(Backgrounder #1467)
lawmakers should focus on increasing economic growth and expanding prosperity by lowering tax rates and reducing the size of government. Yet these central matters are ...
August 22, 2001
Speech at the Nippon Conference on the Constitution of Japan
By Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
(WebMemo #31)
A strong alliance serves the national interests of both the United States and Japan. Americans will welcome a constitutional change that allows Japan to be ...
August 22, 2001
Hispanic Americans' Growing Stake in Social Security Reform
By Naomi Lopez Bauman
(Backgrounder #1465)
Rather than attempting to perpetuate an outdated Social Security system that excludes Hispanics from fully participating in the American dream, lawmakers should pursue reforms that ...
August 21, 2001
China-Taiwan Dialogue Could Begin at the APEC Summit
By John J. Tkacik, Jr.
(Executive Memorandum #767)
China's response to the United States' recommendation that President Chen be invited as a full participant to the APEC summit will be an indication of ...
August 21, 2001
The Myth of 40 Percent Benefit Reductions Under Social Security Reform
By David C. John
(Executive Memorandum #768)
Through 2038, American taxpayers are going to spend $5 trillion in additional tax dollars in order to pay for Social Security benefits that are already ...
August 17, 2001
Real Help for Poor Nations: President Bush's World Bank Grant Proposal
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1466)
The World Bank has not been successful in catalyzing economic development. President Bush's proposal to replace International Development Association loans with performance-based grants is a ...
August 15, 2001
How Personal Retirement Accounts Create Wealth for Low and Moderate-Income Families
By The Heritage Foundation
(WebMemo #30)
If Congress changes Social Security by allowing workers to invest a small portion of their payroll taxes in in their own Personal Retirement Accounts, their ...
August 13, 2001
Getting U.S.-Peru Relations Back on the Right Track
